Observatory Observations

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Kent State Shootings. Schools across the country are standing in solidarity with the university, which is also hosting many commemorative events on campus. [KentState.edu]

An arrest has been made in the attempted Times Square bombing, and it has been deemed a failed terrorist attack. [CNN]

James Franco might just become the coolest T.A. ever, hoping to snag a position teaching while working on a Ph.D. program in English at Yale. [Huffington Post]